Calcium CA
Method(s) | Spectrophotometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: Lithium heparin plasma. |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8ºC. |
Remarks | Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours. |
Stability | Ambient: 8 hours; Refrigerated: 2 days; Frozen: 6 months |
Unacceptable Conditions | Hemolyzed specimens. |
Schedule | Daily-24 hours per day |
Billing Code | 1010020 |
CPTCode | 82310 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
8.3 - 10.6 mg/dL |